Nuclear security

New US-Russian Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty 'Possible Under Three Conditions'

US President-elect Donald Trump has indicated that Washington could lift sanctions imposed on Russia in exchange for a major nuclear arms reduction treaty. Defense analyst Igor Korotchenko told RIA Novosti that the deal could only be reached if the United States and its allies meet three conditions.

"If the incoming US administration is truly willing to discuss nuclear arms cuts, then Russia is ready to take part in these talks on three conditions. The first one involves transporting all US tactical nuclear armaments from Europe back to the US," Korotchenko, chief editor of the Russian magazine National Defense, said...